Do you watch Girls? I just caught up on season 1 in time for the season 2 premiere last Sunday night, and gosh, I really like that show. I’ll admit it took me a few episodes to get into it, but on or about episode 3 I really started enjoying the storylines. It could...
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Happy New Year’s Eve! It’s insanity how fast this year has gone by. So many awesome things have happened this year- from starting a new job, making new friends, traveling to new cities, celebrating my 100th post and 2nd year blogging here, and -oh yeah- getting ENGAGED!! I have a lot to look forward...
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Mmmmm… pasta. When fall starts rolling in and the temperature starts dropping, one of my favorite comfort foods is a nice big bowl of pasta with red sauce. This is a classic southern Italian dish, and one of my favorite ways to spice up normal tomato sauce. I love the saltiness of the olives,...
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This might sound really weird, but some of the best salmon I’ve had is at steakhouses. I think it has something to do with those high-heat, 1500° ovens they use for the steaks. They make for a salmon croccante- super crispy and salty on the outside, nice and tender and just plain delicious on...
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One of my absolute favorite culinary partners in crime is one of my best friends in general: the awesome Devin Barletta. This girl loves experimenting with food just as much (if not more) as me. She was the friend who would come over during high school and ask my mom if she could help...
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Ever have those moments where it seem like the universe chooses the exact moment you want to get something done really badly, to conspire against you at every turn? No? I might be paranoid. Probably not the greatest way to start a post with the words “crazy” and “mally” in it.
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Most of us the East Coast just went through a pretty sizable emotional (and environmental) rollercoaster these past few days. First off, last Tuesday I experienced my very first earthquake. Although thankfully the area didn’t sustain much damage to speak of, it still left most of New York City in an absolute frenzied panic...
Read more →So I have a confession to make. I’ve succumbed to the New Year’s Resolution bandwagon and have joined a gym this week. I KNOW. Total noms all the times + healthy living = not so much. But I’ve already been three times this week… and it’s only Wednesday! That’s good, right? Well anyways, I...
Read more →For some reason, whenever I think of pistachios, I am instantly brought back to my childhood, sitting in my parents’ lap, trying my hardest to pry open those smooth, beige shells to get at the salty-yet-somewhat-sweet greenish-violet nuts inside. A very distinct memory I have is from when I was around 6 or 7...
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